i'm an fbi agent, so i look at all the evidence. i look at all the evidence and all the body of reporting over the last two years and believe that there is a high probability that at some point the assad regime has used at least a limited quantity of chemical weapons. they have also put them in a position for use. but think about where we are, larry, they fired some 100 scud missiles at civilians. you have huge refugee problems bleeding into jordan. you have al qaeda, some thousands now, on the ground fighting in syria. that's a dangerous thing for all of us, given the quantity of chemical weapons and conventional weapons. you have refugee problems on the turkish border. the al qaeda/hezbollah action in syria is very, very concerning to recognize terrorist organizations. this is real trouble real quick. if you want a diplomatic solution -- and i still think there's one possible -- you can't do it if you have no credibility with the opposition and no credibility with our arab league partners. and right now we find ourselves in that s